Joan Reardon

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1. M. F. K. Fisher

   Author of The Art of Eating, With Bold Knife and Fork, A Cordiall Water: A Garland of Odd and Old Receipts to Assuage the Ills of Man and Beast

2. Julia Child

   Author of My Life in France, Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking, Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

3. Alice L. Waters

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4. Patricia Wells

   Author of The Paris Cookbook, The Provence Cookbook, Patricia Wells at Home in Provence: Recipes Inspired By Her Farmhouse In France

5. James Beard

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6. Joan Reardon

   Author of Poet of the Appetites: The Lives and Loves of M.F.K. Fisher, M. F. K. Fisher among the Pots and Pans: Celebrating Her Kitchens

7. John Thorne

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8. Richard Olney

   Author of The French Menu Cookbook, Lulu's Provencal Table

9. David Lazar

   Author of Conversations With M. F. K. Fisher (Literary Conversations Series)

10. Mort Rosenblum

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11. Judith Jones

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12. Gerald Hirigoyen

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13. Mark Kurlansky

    Author of The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food--Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal, Choice Cuts: A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History

14. Madeleine Kamman

    Author of When French Women Cook: A Gastronomic Memoir, In Madeleine's Kitchen

15. Alice B. Toklas

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16. Frank Bruni

    Author of Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-time Eater

17. Joseph Wechsberg

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18. Susan Orlean

    Author of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend

19. Deborah Herzogin von Devonshire

    Author of Wait for Me!: Memoirs

20. Colman Andrews

    Author of Catalan Cuisine: Europe's Last Great Culinary Secret, Saveur Cooks: Authentic American